Antique English William Gilbert Verge Fusee Keywind Watch | Gold Filled Pair Case Pocket Watch

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Antique English William Gilbert Verge Fusee Keywind Watch | Gold Filled Pair Case Pocket Watch

Higher end early verge fusee watches were often in a pair case. Pair case refers to when a pocket watch is placed within another case (nesting), therefore two cases.

Verge Fusee Escapements were used in antique spring-powered mechanical watches and clocks, a fusee is a cone-shaped pulley with a helical groove around it, wound with a cord or chain which is attached to the mainspring barrel. Fusees were used from the 15th century to the early 20th century to improve timekeeping by equalizing the uneven pull of the mainspring as it ran down. The mainspring is coiled around a stationary axle (arbor), inside a cylindrical box, the barrel. The force of the spring turns the barrel.

Details:
MAKE
Manufacturer: William Gilbert
Country: England
Type: Man's
Serial #: 102
Circa Date: 1770s
CASE
Size: Measures 59MM in diameter.
Style: Pair Case.
Material: Gold Filled.
Decorations: Plain.
Conditions: C 3 (The case is in Very Good condition)
DIAL
Color: White.
Type: Porcelain.
Numerals: Arabic Numerals.
Hands: Fleur-de-lis Hands.
Conditions: D 3-57 (The dial is in Very Good condition - Slightly Restored)
MOVEMENT
Jewels: 0 Jewels.
Setting: Keywind/Keyset.
Escapement: Verge Fusee Escapement.
Material: Gilt.
Layout: Full Plate Layout.
Signed: Yes.
Conditions: M 3 (The movement is in Very Good condition)